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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: Spooner on 11 March 2010, 16:16
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Well I was feeling quite sorry for myself this morning thinking that I wouldnt see my car for at least another 2 weeks. My sales bloke was on leave today so I wasnt expecting any news at all. Well it looks like he did pull a stroke or 2 yesterday to get my car over from Sheerness. One of the girls in the showroom called me at 10am to inform me that a transporter had just arrived and my car was being taken off of the truck and was straight in for its PDI at the insruction of the branch manager. I was obviously very excited and said that I would be straight over to come and see my car.
So she mailed me a choice of number plates and I chose one, then raced up to Haywards Heath to go and take a look.
As I parked up round the back, I caught a glimpse of my car through the service garage. I was then invited to go and take a look in the service bay. The technician who was doing my PDI said that he was just going round to fill her up with petrol and asked if I wanted to go with him for the ride. Well of course I did! Lovely, lovely car, and I pick her up tomorrow at 12 midday after lifeshine has been applied. On the clock is just 8 miles.
Here's some piccies that I took on my Blackberry, apologies for the clarity of them, and the car is really dirty! Better ones to follow:
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Sorry for the multiple posts, the SQL database doesnt seem to like more than 2 IMG links at a go!
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Nothing like a new car !
Congratulations, when I get my car back in July its going to feel like a new car, cant wait for that feeling.
Now go an emjoy her :cool:
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Spooner - congrats!!! Looks great - enjoy in good health.
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Congrtas man !!!
Looking SHWEEET !! :cool:
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Congrats, lovely car. Beginning to regret not getting xenons now...
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Another cracker - and you've certainly got a dealer who's demonstrated he's on the ball!.
Ava
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Thanks everyone for the congrats! Tonight I bet will go really slowly and I wont sleep a wink! Good job I'm off on annual leave this week!
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Thanks everyone for the congrats! Tonight I bet will go really slowly and I wont sleep a wink! Good job I'm off on annual leave this week!
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I could hardly sleep the day before I got mine.
They really are fantastic cars. Enjoy.
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Congratulations, Spooner :smiley:
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lovely car, congrats.
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Spooner:
Lovely car. Congratulations. :smiley:
Is the passanger door slightly proud of the rear quarter panel?
Maybe it is the angle of the photograph. Just wondered.
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Very nice.
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i was zoomin round haywards heath today... did not see you :D nice car... how come automatic?
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Lovely pics they tell a thousand stories :cool:
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Apparently, the car has been shipped and is now in the UK...
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Spooner:
Lovely car. Congratulations. :smiley:
Is the passanger door slightly proud of the rear quarter panel?
Maybe it is the angle of the photograph. Just wondered.
No need! Instead of the poor bloke not sleeping tonight with excitment of collecting his brand new car he wont be sleeping tonight thinking his door is "proud of the rear quarter".
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Spooner:
Lovely car. Congratulations. :smiley:
Is the passanger door slightly proud of the rear quarter panel?
Maybe it is the angle of the photograph. Just wondered.
No need! Instead of the poor bloke not sleepiing tonight with excitment of collecting his brand new car he wont be sleeping tonight thinking his door is "proud of the rear quarter".
Only trying to be helpful.
I have got 4 doors to worry about!
How is that for a sleepless night week!
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Spooner:
Lovely car. Congratulations. :smiley:
Is the passanger door slightly proud of the rear quarter panel?
Maybe it is the angle of the photograph. Just wondered.
I'll be running through the checklist that I got from this very forum before parting with my £££'s - If that doesnt look right then they can jolly well fix it!
I think its the angle of the photo though.
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Spooner:
Lovely car. Congratulations. :smiley:
Is the passanger door slightly proud of the rear quarter panel?
Maybe it is the angle of the photograph. Just wondered.
I'll be running through the checklist that I got from this very forum before parting with my £££'s - If that doesnt look right then they can jolly well fix it!
I think its the angle of the photo though.
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Hope so.
Easily fixed if it is not.
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Don't forget to check behind the fog lamps for the plastic covers.
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Don't forget to check behind the fog lamps for the plastic covers.
Thanks matee, already on my 31 step checklist following that thread the other week. :smiley:
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Don't forget to check behind the fog lamps for the plastic covers.
Thanks matee, already on my 31 step checklist following that thread the other week. :smiley:
Spooner:
Can you give me the link for the checklist, please?
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i was zoomin round haywards heath today... did not see you :D nice car... how come automatic?
Well i'll be zooming away from Haywards Heath tomorrow about 2pm, hopefully with a massive smile on my face.
Why the DSG? Well a good question. My mates got an R32 DSG and I loved driving that, I also really liked the ed30 DSG I drove a couple of years ago.
The deciding factor is the fact that when i'm sitting in traffic on the m25, I can just wang it over to full auto, and not get fed up with 1/2 hour of changing from 1st to 2nd to 1st then brake, then repeat. Easy driving. I know, I know, I sound like a taxi driver.
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Spooner:
Can you give me the link for the checklist, please?
It's here mate:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=64432.0
However I tailored it to my needs. If you PM me your email address I'll send over the word doc.
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Spooner:
Can you give me the link for the checklist, please?
It's here mate:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=64432.0
However I tailored it to my needs. If you PM me your email address I'll send over the word doc.
Thanks ever so much.
OMG, I'll have a very busy weekend!
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Slightly changed for the mk6 :wink:
1 Check all the optional extras
2 IPlop lead as well as the USB lead is supplied.
3 Check the condition of all the bodywork, wheels and interior, fog lights for stone chips (if its got cosmetic damage its going to be down to you once you drive away).
4 Marks on wheels from lashing ratchet strap from the transporter lorry.
5 Look very carefully for any small dents or chips. Crouch low and look along the sides of the vehicle and all around for anything out of the ordinary. If the car is outside and it has been raining tell the dealer you will be inspecting the car as soon as it is dry as you wouldn't see anything small if wet.
6 Check panel allignment
7 Check the fit of the doors (front especially) up at the top of the window towards the rear.
8 Have a good look at the seats (make sure you got Euro seats not USA!) and the fit of all the trim inside.
9 Check the transport blocks have been removed from the suspension springs
10 Check the blanking grommits are in the front wheel arch liners covering the foglights.
11 Check under the rear of the car too as it is known for them to slip on the transporter!
12 English Manuals in leatherbound GTI holder
13 Make sure all other documents are in the vehicle wallet.
14 Radio security code has been input.
15 Make sure there are no stray rags/cloths in the engine compartment,
16 Make sure they have filled in and stamped the PDI part of the service book
17 Bottle opener in the centre compartment (in between gear stick and armrest), dealers like to keep these.
18 Check the rear hatch top corners the covers can scratch this location.
19 Check VIN numbers match between the car and documentation
20 Make sure you are set up for the service regime you want (Longlife or time & distance)
21 If there is no top up oil in a little bag in the boot ask for some.
22 Check the bolt caps have been inserted in the holes on the wheels
23 Drop the windows right down, and then put them back up on auto (so push/pull knob the double click and don't hold it). Make sure the windows don't drop when they're about an inch from shut.
24 But dont worry too much about making sure all the electric stuff works (if there is a fault with the car its covered by warranty anyway) just concentrate on the stuff that the retailer can shirk responsibility for later.
25 Key adapter for locking wheel nuts (should be in the boot, with the spare wheel)
26 Two keys with remote locking functions, plus plastic key tag - with serial number, for ordering replacement key if necessary.
27 Tyre pressures (once they have cooled down) - they leave the factory at 55 psi (set for long term storage)
28 Check oil level, and all fluid levels are correct and not at low shipping levels.
29 Drive home with enormous smile on your face.
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As ever Snoopy, that was of immense help.
I have e-mailed the dealership and Stuart Grimshaw from Toughseal who will be checking my car with a fine tooth comb.
Thank you so much.
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Just noticed.... 'She's here!!'
Surely all Golf GTIs are male. :huh:
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Just noticed.... 'She's here!!'
Surely all Golf GTIs are male. :huh:
Nah, you slip into them and ride them.
"Driving a GTI is like making love to a beautiful woman, you juice her up, slip inside, gently adjust her switches, then enjoy the responsive tones as you play around with her gearbox"
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/38793000/jpg/_38793297_swisstoni_bbc150.jpg)
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After picking her up today, I've just got back home after clocking up 89 miles in her cruising around the Sussex back roads.
Absolutely fantastic. I'm so happy that I waited it out and didnt go for a different brand/car.
Been taking it very easy, mainly sticking to no more than 2500RPM, but a couple of times I touched 3000RPM when I thought that the car behind was too close. Just once she hit 4000RPM, and the acceleration is amazing. (I think thats because of the bl00dy 1.4 I've been driving)
Its been raining most of the day, and the cars very dirty so didnt get a chance to take any decent piccies. One comical error was that for most of the afternoon I was driving round with a numberplate on that had a typo. It wasnt until I checked the emailed complimentary cover note and then the tax disc, that I realised. Went straight back to the dealers at about 6pm, and had the correct plates fitted!
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Just noticed.... 'She's here!!'
Surely all Golf GTIs are male. :huh:
Nah, you slip into them and ride them.
"Driving a GTI is like making love to a beautiful woman, you juice her up, slip inside, gently adjust her switches, then enjoy the responsive tones as you play around with her gearbox"
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/38793000/jpg/_38793297_swisstoni_bbc150.jpg)
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Think you might have got a wrong 'un there. :lipsrsealed:
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Sweet
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Think you might have got a wrong 'un there. :lipsrsealed:
Whats a wrong un? Thats the legendary Swiss Toni, of Swiss Toni's cars (from the Fast Show) - I know that character does look like a bit of a mincer, but he's not.
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Think you might have got a wrong 'un there. :lipsrsealed:
Whats a wrong un? Thats the legendary Swiss Toni, of Swiss Toni's cars (from the Fast Show) - I know that character does look like a bit of a mincer, but he's not.
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Yeh, I know Swiss Toni - class act.
But why say that about a car that's obviously a bloke??